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Week 3 of the Illinois Running News Track & Field Team Rankings brings some movement across all classifications as new performances continue to reshape the projected team scores. These rankings are built using a state meet scoring simulation, awarding points based on where athletes rank statewide in each event and combining those marks to form a projected championship-style team total. With more verified results now added, several programs have surged while others have shifte

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llinois Running News Event Rankings return this week as these early rankings are built using a combination of verified pre-season and in-season performances and returning season-best marks to establish a starting baseline across each event. By factoring in pre-season results alongside known credentials, the rankings provide context while still allowing room for movement as new performances are recorded. As the indoor season opens, these event rankings will begin to shift quic

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Its time to vote for your weekly performers of the week! Something a little new this year will be a giveaway to our top weekly vote getter from a single week. We will be giving away a Illinois Running News Bucket Hat to the top weekly voter getter from the season. Voting runs from Monday to Sunday so make sure to get your votes in! Any athletes that use bots in order to get votes will be disqualified. Boys Week 1: Ben Blank (Naperville Central) [293 votes] Girls Week 1: Jorda

The Dr. Conrad Worril Invite is set to host some of the best talent in the state this weekend. Teams from all over the state are converging on Gately Park to throw down some of the best times we’ll see all season. We have saved you the time and broken down all the action that we’ll see this weekend, you can read all about it right here! Sprints Boys The highlight of the weekend will be the sprinting events, with a great clash of teams that don’t often get to compete. Teams wh

The clock is ticking and the lanes are filling fast. The 2nd Annual Illinois Indoor Championships  at the Dr. Conrad Worrill Track and Field Center is set to be the premier meet of the indoor season, and this is your chance to be part of it on the super fast banked track that produces big marks and breakthrough performances. This is not just another meet on the calendar. It is a championship stage environment built for fast times, huge personal bests, and statement races. The

Week 2 of the Illinois Running News Track & Field Team Rankings brings some movement across all classifications as new performances continue to reshape the projected team scores. These rankings are built using a state meet scoring simulation, awarding points based on where athletes rank statewide in each event and combining those marks to form a projected championship-style team total. With more verified results now added, several programs have surged while others have shifte

llinois Running News Event Rankings return this week as the first IHSA Indoor Track & Field meets of the season get underway, marking the first opportunity for athletes to post official marks and times in head-to-head competition. These early rankings are built using a combination of verified pre-season and in-season performances and returning season-best marks to establish a starting baseline across each event. By factoring in pre-season results alongside known credentials,

Its time to vote for your weekly performers of the week! Something a little new this year will be a giveaway to our top weekly vote getter from a single week. We will be giving away a Illinois Running News Bucket Hat to the top weekly voter getter from the season. Voting runs from Monday to Sunday so make sure to get your votes in! Any athletes that use bots in order to get votes will be disqualified.

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The Illinois Running News Weekly Team Rankings are back, and this week’s edition brings a fresh shakeup across the board. These rankings take into account verified pre season marks from athletes, giving a fuller picture of each team’s early strength and depth rather than relying only on in season results. Readers will notice some big changes from last week’s rankings, largely because this update is scored using an indoor track meet format instead of an outdoor one. That means

Illinois Running News Event Rankings return this week as the first IHSA Indoor Track & Field meets of the season get underway, marking the first opportunity for athletes to post official marks and times in head-to-head competition. These early rankings are built using a combination of verified pre-season performances and returning season-best marks to establish a starting baseline across each event. By factoring in pre-season results alongside known credentials, the rankings

PRE-SHOW LIVE STREAM LINK Start Time: 8:30am Meet LIVE STREAM LINK Start Time: 10:00am Pack Media will be on site this Saturday to deliver a full livestream of the Plainfield South Cupid’s Arrow Invite, bringing live coverage of one of the early-season meets on the Illinois indoor calendar. The invitational draws a competitive field from across the area, giving athletes an important opportunity to test their fitness and establish early marks as the season begins to take shape

As the 2026 track and field season gets underway, Illinois Running News  is proud to release its preseason Team Rankings, offering an early snapshot of the programs poised to contend across the state this spring. These rankings are based strictly on performances from the 2025 outdoor season, with no results from the current indoor season included in the evaluation. Projected team scores and potential state scorers are drawn from last year’s performances, providing a consisten

As the 2026 track and field season gets underway, Illinois Running News  is proud to release its preseason Team Rankings, offering an early snapshot of the programs poised to contend across the state this spring. These rankings are based strictly on performances from the 2025 outdoor season, with no results from the current indoor season included in the evaluation. Projected team scores and potential state scorers are drawn from last year’s performances, providing a consisten

LIVE STREAM LINK Start Time: 4:30pm Pack Media will be on site tomorrow to provide a full livestream of the Naperville Central Intrasquad Meet, offering an early-season spotlight on one of Illinois’ premier track and field programs. The broadcast gives fans a chance to see how the Redhawks stack up internally as athletes compete across all event groups in a competitive, but controlled, intrasquad environment. The livestream will feature multi-camera coverage from start to fin